Your mission Our quickly growing international team is looking for a Financial Accountant LATAM (f/m/x) who will be responsible for managing the accounting and tax compliance of ecoligo's local subsidiaries in Central America (Costa Rica, Panama and Chile) from our office in Santiago de Chile.
In addition, you will drive, automate and optimize current processes.
Thanks to your excellent organizational skills, you keep track of all American companies belonging to the ecoligo group and are not afraid of complex tax systems in different countries.
If you are motivated by our mission to fight climate change and are excited by ecoligo's unique business model, then this opportunity is for you.
In this role you will: Manage of Accounts Receivables Issue invoices to customers Client communication via email and phone Manage of Accounts Payables Receive purchase invoices, validate and coordinate their payment Ensure external bookkeepers receive invoice copies, post them, and include them in our tax filings Manage our external bookkeepers and tax advisors to ensure that our books are kept up-to-date and monthly regulatory tax filings are filed in a timely manner Overseeing the account assignment and posting of current business transactions Being responsible for ensuring tax and commercially correct accounting, including payroll related taxes, value added tax, withholding tax and corporate income tax Perform the bookkeeping for the complex transactions Manage the year-end financial close and annual corporate income tax filings of the companies in cooperation with our external tax advisor Interpret and consult legislative and regulatory requirements where necessary and ensure any resulting amendments to processes or procedures implemented Continuously improve the processes in your area of work and contribute to the automation and digitalization of our company Additional reporting on an as needed basis for internal and external stakeholders Your profile Your Skills: Good knowledge of accounting principles and procedures, including IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) 4 to 8 years of prior working experience in a similar position (bookkeeping or accounting) Experience in an international company with multiple entities and intercompany transactions Proficiency with Microsoft Office Excel, preferable experience with data visualization tools such as Microsoft Power BI Fluent in Spanish and English (our office language) Familar with the process of generating invoices in Sistema de Facturación Gratuito Del SII (must have Chilean ID) You see these qualities in yourself: You are well organized and have an eye for detail You have excellent collaboration and communication skills You take ownership and work independently while collaborating and providing visibility You can switch between many tasks if necessary and stay comfortable in a fast paced environment You are able to take on a lot of responsibility, build and optimize processes and make sure that results are delivered on time You are comfortable in receiving and giving open and transparent feedback You are motivated to change the world and find our business model exciting -You want to fight the climate crisis and cannot wait to support ecoligo's unique business model Why us?
Work for the planet: help make a difference as we pioneer the energy transition in emerging markets Flexible working hours – we trust you to know how you work best Home office friendly – we don't have mandatory office days, but we do want to ensure we also spend quality time together to collaborate.
In practice this means around 2 days a week in the office.
Close collaboration with the headquarters in Germany (Berlin) 30 days remote work 35 paid leave days per year 1.500 Euro annual professional development budget for all full time staff An open, diverse, and respectful company culture with a group of kind, international co-workers based in Berlin (Germany), Accra (Ghana), Nairobi (Kenya), San Jose (Costa Rica), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Santiago (Chile) and Manila (Philippines) About us Every day at ecoligo we work to fight the climate crisis, bringing solar energy to businesses in countries like Ghana, Kenya, Vietnam, Philippines, Chile, Panama and Costa Rica amongst others through the ecoligo crowdinvesting platform.
We own and manage each energy project allowing us to deliver both environmental and economic returns.
Our crowdinvestors earn a solid financial return, and our solar clients get an energy provider that is fairer, more affordable and more efficient.
So far, ecoligo projects have prevented—or will prevent—over 1,785,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from entering our atmosphere.
And we are just getting started!
